Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-19
WATERPROOF.
Chicago's Five Dead Anarchists
Placed in Their Final Resting
Place in WaIdheim Cemetery.
The Collins Are Opened and the Dead
Are Gszad Upon by q Curious
Crowd Of Sunday PIcnicsrss
Lucy Parsons Shrieks and Faints and Nina
Van sndt SO far ForEets Herself as
to Drop q Tear.
THE LAST RITE6.

! THE LAST RITES.
CHICAGO, ILL Dec. 1s-The four an
archists who were hanged November IL,
August Spies, A. R. Parsons, Adolph
Fischer and George Engel, and Louis
Lingg, wso cheated the gellows by COM
Uniting suicide the day before, were
placed In their final resting place in
Waldheim cemetery to-day. There was
no disorder. The only dramatic feature
of the occasion WAS brought about by
Mrs Parsons. She had wept in the back
ground at the cemetery during the pre-
| hungary exercises. A few moments be-
fore Captain Black, chief counsel for the
anarchists, concluded his address, and
| while the spectators were IN a
manner spell bound by the Cap
tsln's rhetoric, some one shouted,
| "Make way for Mrs. Parsons 1"
The solidly packed crowd gave wsy. A
passaeewey was made and Mrs. Parsons,
| accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs William
Holmes, came forward. The nearest
C, fla to her WAS that Of Spies. Her hus-
| bands was second from this. Mrs. Par
| sons eyes seemed to
PICK OUT THE CAsKET
| IN which she was most interested. At
the moment her gaze csught it she gave
| voice TO wall which startled the crowd.
| Captain Black paused In his speech. The
thropg wss startled, then came scream
| from Mrs. Parsons, which reached to the
| out circles Of The crowd. Thrice she
strove to speak. but the words refused to
ota b goin
arms IF ner trends. Captain Black came
| to the rescue oy saying in q commanding
tone:
"Some one please take fresh snow and
rub the lsdy's face"
bed them on Mrs. Parsons temple, and
| while she showed signs OF consciousness
she was carried away.
The funeral arrangements as arranged
by the committees consisted of two parts
The Immediate relatives of the cesd
men LETT the city at 10 O'Clock
in carriages. They started from CSC
Milwaukee avenue. At this place
is saloon over which Is
J hall Where laborers meet. Il was
chosen for the reason that it WAS 8 CEN
trail point for the. chief mourners. The
public
WENT BY TRAIN
from the Wisconsin Central. At the
dept there were no scenes. There was
only one policeman in uniform, but there
were FIVE City detectives scattered about.
The first train to start was regular sub
urDsn one.
It consisted of six cars partially filed.
Haif an hour later special funeral train
1nl ~ th
cars behind the engine. These cars con-
tanned not over 500 people. There was
no sorrow displayed by the occupants.
In fact the demeanor OF the people was
that Of picnicihg party. Smoking was
iadulged in by nearly ell the men, and the
women displayed only curiosity. When
the train arrived at Waldheim ststion q
stampede was MADE for the cemetery
The crowd gathered around lot situated
about 1900 feet from the entrance The
was situated q few hundred feet to the
north. Quickly the coffias were
TAKEN FROM THE VAULT
and carried to the spot where the eX-
pectant crowd was assembled. Spies
[ casket came first, borne by six members
of the Aurora Turn Verein. Fischer's
WAS second. The pallbearers were men,
bers of Typographical Union No. 9 Par
sons was in the hands of members of
his old assembly, 1907 Knights
OF Labor. Eugel's was taken care Of oy
The German Fresco Painters Union, and
Louis Lingg's remains were carried by
q committee from the Carpenters AS
sembly, No. 241. The csskets were
placed on biers. On Spies cotiia were
flowers and red ribbons. Fischer's WAS
similarly decoSsted Ga Parsons YVES
bouquets In simple red and yello ~ roses,
and these modest emblems served to
bring out In bold relief the red cloths
which covered the caskets Of Engel and
LiBgg. The uodertakers removed the
lids from the coffias at the same time
| th.t the
CHIKF MOURNERs
took their places. Among the latter were
Coris and Ferdinand Spies with tn. If
sister Gretchen and their sged mother;
Nina Val Zsndt with her father, Ella
Ffiel, Lipgg's girl; Mrs. Fischer with her
daughters, Mrs. Z gel, and close to
her was Mrs. Schwab, whose husband is
in the penitentisrY. All of the women
were dressed in hesvy mourning.
Nina Val Zandt WAS study.
Not single sligo OF emotion appeared on
Ger features. She chatted continually
with Captain Black. The only one who
he'd tesrs at this time was Gretchen
Spies. j. r Buchanan acted as master
of ceremonies. Mounting q box he d.
rected the crowd to file past the collins to
tax a last look at the dead. The features
of all the dead We're what is called life
like-that is, the embalming process hsd
been success, and countfrfeit pink
flush OF life was on the cheeks. Not
trace of decomposition was to be seen.
So many people wished the privilege of
looking at the faces that Mr. Buchanan
announced that the unsstisfed crowd
should keep on moving and loo nc while
the speeches went on. Before the ad-
dresses began memorial HYMN WAS sung
by Milwsuk socialist. Then
CAPTAIN BLACK SPOKE.
His adore s was remark 40 in that it
upDeld in most feryid and eloquep
WORDS, Chris. as an example for his hear-